Allison Gilbert

Allison Gilbert is one of today’s most influential authors and speakers on human connection and social health. An Emmy Award–winning journalist, she’s known for translating complex research and personal stories into meaningful insights that audiences can use immediately.

She is the author and co-author of six critically acclaimed and bestselling books, including Passed and Present, Listen, World!, Parentless Parents, and Always Too Soon. Her most recent work, co-authored with the late American icon Dr. Ruth Westheimer, is the national bestseller The Joy of Connections, named one of the best books on aging by The Wall Street Journal and a top-10 well-being book of the year by Audible. She also hosts Connected Lives, the signature conversation series at 92NY that explores how we create and sustain meaningful relationships in today’s world.

Allison has been featured on the TODAY show, Good Morning America, CBS Sunday Morning, and NPR. She began her career in television news, producing investigative and law-changing stories for CNN, MSNBC, and other outlets. Today, she delivers hundreds of talks and workshops on social health and connection for audiences at Amazon, Google, the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, and numerous other companies, organizations, and wellness retreats.

She lives in New York with her husband, Mark. The two met as teenagers at sleepaway camp and are the proud parents of two wonderful young adult children.